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obtund definition

ob·tund (äb tund′)

transitive verb

to make blunt or dull; make less acute; deaden

Etymology: ME obtunden < L obtundere, to strike at, blunt < ob- (see ob-) + tundere, to strike < IE *(s)teud-, to strike > stock

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